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' Patented July 19,1881.

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' CLOTH-MEASURING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming partof Letters Patent no. 244,598, dated July 19, 1881. l

' Application nledh il issl. (No model.)

To all whoin t't mag concern:

Beit known that L'ELIPHALETF. HASSLER, of Winterset, in the'county of Madison and State of Iowa, haveinventd an Improved Cloth Measuring and RollingMachine, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates tothat class of ma-.

chines that are designed for rolling and measuring and automatically registering the lengths of such piece-goods as are usually woundin rolls for preservation and convenience in handling; andmy improvement consists in com-f bi nin g, on a portable frame, cloth pressing and measuring rollers, automatic registering mechanism, adjustable cloth-holding and cloth-reversing mechanism, and tension devices, to facilitate the rolliu g, measuring, and reversing of piece-goods, as hereinafter fully set forth.

Figure 1 of my accompanying drawings is a perspective view, andFig. 2 a transverse section, of my machine. Fig. 3 is a detail view of my ribbon-holding device. Together these figures clearly illustrate theconstruction and operation of my complete invention.

A A represent a rectangular frame and base, preferably made of wood, about two feet in width and three feet and a halt in length.

fixed to the central portions of the ends of the base AA, and connected at their topsby means of a cross-piece, G. v j 4 n D D are posts fixed to the cornersof one end of the same base,'and connected at their tops by a cross-piece, E.

f f are inclined bracing-pieces fixed to the ends of the complete frame.

9 is a cloth-winding roller mounted in suitable bearings formed in or attached to the central portions of the posts B. One of its journals extends outside of the post in such a manner that a crank can be readily attached to revolve the roller, as required in winding clothand fractions of yards that may be passed over and measured by, the roller.

t is a cloth-pressing roller mounted immediatelyover and parallel with the measuringroller h by meansof sliding hearings in such a manner that pressure can he applied by means of coil-springs k, or in any suitable way.

. llare shafts thatextend horizontally through fixed bearings in the top ends of the cornerposts D, forthe purpose of pivoting and supporting a bolt or roll of cloth. Their outer ends are adapted to have cranks attached.

No. 1 is an adjustable post fitted to'slide in a slot formed in the longitudinal part of the base A in such a manner that it can be readily clamped fast and held stationary by means of a clamping device, m. i

n is a screw passed horizontally through a female screw in the top portion of the sliding post, to be operated, in combination with the shaft 1, for the purpose of pivoting and supporting a bolt or roll of cloth, or a board or stick upon which to wind cloth. A crank on the end of the screw or. facilitates its longitudinal adjustment relative to the shaft 1 and a roll, or bolt, or board that may be suspended thereby'f. B B are posts, about eighteen inches high,

o is a clamping device that slides on the shaft l to engage the end of a board and lock it to the shaft, to be revolved therewith for the purpose of winding a piece of cloth upon the board.

p p are ratchet-wheels journaled to the inside faces of the inclined braces f, and constitute part of my tension device for securing accuracy in the measurement of cloth.

'1" r are parallel bars rigidly fixed to the ratchet-wheels to revolve therewith. By passing a piece of cloth through between the bars, and then turning the complete device so as to produce a bend in the cloth, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, and then looking the bars 1* in inclined positions relative to the cloth by means of pawls s, that engage the ratchet-wheels, any

degree of friction requisite to keep the cloth properly stretched as it passes over the measuring-roller may be readily obtained to assure correct measurement.

t t represent a brake device connected with clamp upon the journal to produce the friction required in unwinding cloth from the roller, and rewinding it into a compact and solid roll or bolt by means of the shaft 1, clamp 0, and the screw n, carried by the sliding post No. 1.

w is a slide fitted to the cross-piece O.

m is a bar, hinged to the slide 10 in such a manner that it will extend down past the edge of cloth, as required, to direct the goods square and straight between the rollers, for the purpose of producing square-ended bolts and rolls of piecegoods. By means of the slide the cloth-directing bar can be readily adjusted relative to the width of the cloth that is passed between the rollers, and by having the bar hinged it can be readily turned up and out of the way from obstructing free access to the rollers underneath it.

No. 2 is asliding post corresponding with the post No. 1. It is fitted to the opposite side of the machine from the post No. 1 and adjusted by means of a clamp, m, and also carries an adjustable screw, it, at its top for the purpose of pivoting a board or stick and an arm, y, that extends inward from its bottom. A concave, y, in the top surface of the arm y, in combinationwith a corresponding concave, y, in the end of the frame A A, forms a support for a roll or bolt of cloth that is to have its ends reversed. By simply placing a piece of rolled goods upon the support 3 51 and then connecting its outer end with a stick or board pivoted and supported by the sliding post No. 2, I can readily, by applying a crank-.

roughened side face, or series of sharp points, adapted to engage a block or paper box such as ribbons are usually wound upon.

I) is a block, corresponding in size with the block a, pivoted to the screw on.

By placing a roll of ribbon between th blocks a and b, and then properly adjusting the screw n, the requisite amount of pressure is readily obtained to clamp a roll of ribbon fast in such a manner that the serrated face or points of the block a will engage it and cause sufiicient friction to hold it fast and rotate it as required to wind and unwind and measure the ribbon, by the use of my machine, without injuring or crushing the delicate paper rolls, blocks, or boxes used as a foundation for rolls of ribbon.

From the detailed description of the construction and function of each part of my machine its complete operations and advantages are obvious, and a repetition of the manner of practically using it to accomplish the results contemplated is deemed unnecessary.

I claim as my invention- 1. In a cloth-measuring machine, the slide w, having a hinged bar, as, at its end, in combination with the cross-piece O of the frame, substantially as shown and described, for the purposes specified.

2. The adjustable post No. 2, having a cloth or roll-supporting arm, 3 y, in combination with the frame A, having a concave, 51 substantially as shown and described, to facilitate the reversing of the ends in rolled piece-goods.

3. The improved cloth-measurin g and clothrolling machine composed of the following elements, to wit: the frame A B O D Ef, the cloth-winding roller 9, the measuring-roller it, having automatic registering mechanism connected with its end, the pressing-roller t, the sliding posts Nos. 1 and 2, and the operating devices 1 m n 0 connected therewith, the tension device 12 p r 'r' s s, the brake t t u, the adj ustable cloth-guide w .r, and the cloth-support y y y, substantially as shown and described, to operate in the manner set forth, for the purposes specified.

ELIPHALET F. HASSLER.

Witnesses:

ABRAM J. HOWEL, HOMER THOMPSON. 

